LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 14, 2021 TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1268 by West (Relating to an employment termination report and other records submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by a law enforcement agency.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1268, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($139,456) through the biennium ending August 31, 2023. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact toGeneral Revenue Related Funds2022($71,661)2023($67,795)2024($67,795)2025($67,795)2026($67,795)All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Change in Number of State Employees from FY 20212022($71,661)1.02023($67,795)1.02024($67,795)1.02025($67,795)1.02026($67,795)1.0 Fiscal AnalysisThe bill would amend the Occupations Code to require the head of a law enforcement agency or the head's designee to include whether a license holder was suspected of misconduct, regardless of whether the license holder was terminated for misconduct on a report to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) regarding a licensee who separates from the law enforcement agency for any reason.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 14, 2021
TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1268 by West (Relating to an employment termination report and other records submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by a law enforcement agency.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1268 by West (Relating to an employment termination report and other records submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by a law enforcement agency.), As Introduced
Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1268 by West (Relating to an employment termination report and other records submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by a law enforcement agency.), As Introduced
SB1268 by West (Relating to an employment termination report and other records submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by a law enforcement agency.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1268, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($139,456) through the biennium ending August 31, 2023. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1268, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($139,456) through the biennium ending August 31, 2023. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
2022 ($71,661)
2023 ($67,795)
2024 ($67,795)
2025 ($67,795)
2026 ($67,795)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
2022 ($71,661) 1.0
2023 ($67,795) 1.0
2024 ($67,795) 1.0
2025 ($67,795) 1.0
2026 ($67,795) 1.0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Occupations Code to require the head of a law enforcement agency or the head's designee to include whether a license holder was suspected of misconduct, regardless of whether the license holder was terminated for misconduct on a report to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) regarding a licensee who separates from the law enforcement agency for any reason.
Methodology
TCOLE anticipates an increase in the number of appeals received, and would require 1.0 Legal Assistant II to process the appeals and coordinate docketing with the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). The assistant would also process any changes based on rulings by the administrative law judge following the SOAH hearing.The total cost for hiring 1.0 FTE is estimated to be $71,661 in fiscal year 2022 and $67,795 in each fiscal year thereafter. This cost estimate includes salary, benefits, rent, and other personnel and operating costs.
Local Government Impact
According to constables in Collin, Hidalgo, and Travis County, no significant fiscal impact is anticipated to their offices. Taylor County does not anticipate a significant fiscal impact to the county.
Source Agencies: b > td > 407 Law Enforcement
407 Law Enforcement
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SLE, KFB, NA
JMc, SLE, KFB, NA